We’re excited to announce the Q2, 2026 Btrust developer grant recipients. 🚀

Seven Bitcoin open-source developers were awarded grants last quarter, including three starter grant recipients and four long-term open-source cohort members.

The Btrust starter grant supports software engineers who are ready to contribute full-time to open-source Bitcoin development. It gives recipients the time, mentorship, and financial support they need to explore a focused area of Bitcoin open source, make meaningful contributions, and grow into long-term contributors.

Q2, 2026 starter grantees are:
• Jemimah Nagasha working on Polar ⚡
• Oyindamola Oladapo working on Rust-Payjoin and the Payjoin Development Kit
• Yankho Ngolleka working on @Mostro

The Btrust Open-Source Cohort provides long-term support to established Bitcoin open-source contributors. Members receive funding, mentorship, and peer support to deepen their work on important Bitcoin open-source projects and build long-term careers in the ecosystem.

Q2, 2026 long-term grantees are:
• Abiodun Awoyemi working on Bitcoin Dev Kit and BDK-TX
• Ojok Emmanuel Nsubuga working on BlueWallet
• Jamal ERRAKIBI working on rust-bitcoin, rust-secp256k1, and cryptographic performance
• Brandon Odiwuor Odiwuor working on Bitcoin Core CI with CTest and CDash

Learn more about the recipients and what they’re working on in the blog: https://blog.btrust.tech/announcing-q2-2026-btrust-developer-grant-recipients

Applications for Btrust developer grants are open year-round, with new grantees announced quarterly. If you’re a developer looking to contribute to Bitcoin open-source projects, we encourage you to apply.

Learn more about Btrust developer grants and explore other Btrust grants here: https://www.btrust.tech/grants